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Welcome to Sunburst ...

Sunburst is located in Haywood County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sunburst, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Sunburst is 2,930 feet [893 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Sunburst is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Sunburst lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Sunburst: 828

Communities Also Named Sunburst ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Sunburst - they are located in Montana, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sunburst.

Communities near Sunburst ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sunburst.

  • Waynesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Brevard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brevard is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <3>
  • Canton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sylva
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sylva is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,739 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylva <3>
  • Hazelwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
  • Clyde
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Clyde is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <3>
  • Maggie Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Rosman is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosman <3>
  • Webster
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Webster is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Forest Hills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Forest Hills has also been known as:
    • Forest Hills village
    • Village of Forest Hills
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sunburst. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sunburst.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sunburst. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunburst.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunburst. See our Newspapers Page for Sunburst.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunburst ...

Looking for more information about Sunburst? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sunburst, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sunburst.

Adding Sunburst to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sunburst in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Sunburst was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Sunburst post office opened in 1906. The Sunburst post office closed in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sunburst.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Haywood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sunburst - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/